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A Black Man’s Story

By GabrielPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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Black in Michigan Detroit

The history’s everywhere you look

Shows up in yuh skin

Cant escape it in Detroit Michigan

We were here before and after Lincoln

The white mans brain won’t let it sink in

Even though we fought in their wars

They still want us all behind bars

White supremacy is more than skin deep

Running rampant all through the streets

Melanin towns destroyed and run down

Just broken promises of the underground

Black bodies corralled and cornered

Lines drawn and they love to show us

“Stay away from the bad neighborhoods.”

Whites always tryna protect “our goods”

A black man tries to establish himself

White mobs try to hang him themselves

You brought us here so we got your rights

Push too hard brings 2nd arm to the fight

That Sweet Shot has you seeing the sky

See the world through a black mans eyes

After the police comes and brutalizes

They kill us twice

Cut our rights

Make our choices black or right

And still we fight

Even when we’re not ok

Even when they take our moms away

Black men stand strong

Even when our dads are gone

Even when the shots are from our own

Black in Michigan Detroit

The history’s everywhere you look

Shows up in yuh skin

Cant escape it in Detroit Michigan

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Gabriel

I am a modern Griot tasked to share stories that transcend time and space; stories that take you on a journey, nudges your awareness and unearth emotions that may have been buried within you. Let us see what worlds unfold together.

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